Safety clothes wringer



Sept. 8, 1931. A. SALMEN SAFETY CLOTHES WRINGER Filed Oct. 24, 1929 INVENTOR. flwd j a/me/I Patented Sept. 8, 1931 NITED STATES ART/ID serum, or SALEM, OREGON SAFETY CLOTHES WRINGER Application iiled'October 24, 1929. Serial No. 402,135.

The object of my invention is to provide a table feed wringer having a safety device depending from an outwardly extending arm to prevent the feeder of the wringer n from getting her hands, fingers, or clothing into the feeding rolls of the wringer.

My invention consistsprimarily of a pair of spaced bottom rollers having a compressible endless belt element trained about the m rollers and having adjustable means for maintaining the belt in a tight working condition. An adjustable pressure roller is disposed above and in registerable. alignment with one of the bottom pair of rolls. An arm 31% upwardly extends from the supporting frame and depending therefrom is a pillrality of toll tales, the object of whiclris to prevent the operator or feeder of the ma chine from being damaged or harmed W through the feeding of the same. The tell tales are intended to warn the feeder of the danger of his hands, arms, or clothing from engaging with the feeding rolls.

One of the objects of my invention is to increase the capacity of the laundry wringer.

A further object of my invention is to provide a multiple feeding table over which the articles to be passed through the wringer are fed to thereby facilitate the flattening of the articles to be passed through before the admission of the same between the rolls.

A further object of my invention is to provide a safety device that will prevent the entry of the hands, or clothing of the operator within the feeding rolls.

A further object of my invention consists in providing means for maintaining the Ieeding belt in a relatively tight operating condition.

With these and incidental objects'in view, the invention consists in certain novel featpres of construction and combination of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in the appended claims, and a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter shown with reference to the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification. i

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side view of my assembled device.

Fig. 2 is a rear View, partially in section, of the assembled device.

Fig. 3 is a top, plan view of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 1 and in Fig. 2.

Fig. i is an enlarged, sectional, side view of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 2, the same being taken on line H of Fig. 2, looking in the direction indicated. 1 to Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

My invention is primarily intended for use in conjunction with power driven laundering machines and the same consists primarily of a frame 1 superposed on a supporting standard 2. A flange 3 is disposed at the base 'ofthe column 4:. The column 4 is disposed upon the lower side of the frame. A

flange 5 is disposed at the upper end of the to column 2 and is in registerable alignment with the flange 3 disposed upon the lower side of the base 4. Suitable arrangements are made between the flanges 3 and 5 to facilitate the rotation of the wringer about the column 2. Spaced shafts 6 and 7 are disposed in parallel alignment with each other and journaled within the side walls of the frame. Compressible rolls 8 and 9 are disposed upon the shaft about which an endless to feeding belt 10 is trained. The roll 9 is power driven and is the bottom wringin roll. The journals of the shaft are dispose in a block 11 that is slidably positioned within the frame. An adjusting screw 12 is disposed within the cross support 13. The purpose of the screw 12 is to move the block 11 to maintain the belt 10 in a suitable working condition. -A shaft 14 is removably positioned within the housing frame and is adjustably positioned through the action of a hand screw 15 for positioning the roller 16 relative to the endless belt 10 and the roller 9. The clothes to be relieved of their water are placed upon the feeding belt 10 and are permitted to engage between the respective wringer rollers. The feeding table serves the dual purpose of protecting the operator of the device from being caught within the wringing rolls and at the same time permits theadjusting of the 10.

materials to be washed before their entrance into the rolls to thereby greatly increase the wringing eiiiciency of the rolls. The careful use of the feeding table will eliminate a part of the work of the ironer. The carefully wrung articles may be more easily hung upon the line, or within the dryer. Arms 17 and 18 outwardly extend from the rear of the upright frame and a supporting bar 19 is disposed therebetween. A plurality of depending tell tales 20 are disposed in spaced relationship and are supported from the cross bar 19.. The purpose of the tell tales is to prevent the hands or clothing of the operator from passing this point and to pre vent their entrance into or between the wringing rolls of the wringer.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

What I claim is:

1. A safety device for clothes wringers comprising a bar disposed in spaced relat10nship with the clothes wringer and attached thereto, and a plurality of pendent members thereon for indicating a danger line to the operator of the wringer.

2. A safety device for clothes wringers comprising a pair of arms outwardly extending from the upper portion of the frame of the wringer, a bar disposed between said arms and spaced from the frame, and pendent means disposed thereon adapted for indicating a danger line to the operator of the wringer.

ARVID SALMEN. 

